Official sources:
http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/...esign-building
https://www.idbldg.com/
Building Name:
Innovation and Design Building
Other Names:
Boston Design Center
Street Address:
1 Design Center Place
City:
Boston
Zip/Postal Code:
02210
State/Province:
Massachusetts
Country:
United States
Official Building Website URL:
https://www.idbldg.com/
• Developer:
U.S. Department of Defense (Original building),
Jamestown (2016 renewal)
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
•
Constructed in 1918 as a storehouse for the South Boston Army Base. In 1983, the property traded hands and was acquired by the City of Boston. In 2017 the building reopened once again as the Innovation and Design Building.
Coordinates (with decimal fraction):
42.34432743742202, -71.03033387903454
Heights--
- spire:
56.3M (source: BPDA [Boston Planning & Development Agency] -
https://bpda.app.box.com/s/xm3gnmk4y...cj1xq8jvf6okfh - page 497)
- roof:
38.4M (source: BPDA [Boston Planning & Development Agency] -
https://bpda.app.box.com/s/xm3gnmk4y...cj1xq8jvf6okfh - page 214)
Current Building Status:
Built
Construction Dates--
- finished:
1918
Above ground floors:
8
Gross Floor area:
130,064m2
Structure Type(s):
Highrise
Building Use(s):
Mixed Use, office, retail, restaurant, science
Building Style(s):
Neo-Classical
Building Materials:
Brick, glass, concrete, metal